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We advance free thinking and promote humanism to create a tolerant society where rational thinking and kindness prevail. Bluesky link in pinned post 👇.

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1Dec 5, '23'We really don’t need more faith schools in this country. I wish the government would prioritise inclusive schools, rather than using taxpayer’s money to fund the Church of England47.3×833k2.5k35219
2Nov 20, '14We asked @the1975's @Truman_Black: 'What's it all for?' He gave a great answer. #humanist45×024k11k2
3Mar 19, '24Public train stations should not be urging ‘sinners’ to repent. It is obviously inappropriate and profoundly misjudged to broadcast hadiths or any religious scripture at passengers39.7×699k4.6k529130
4Oct 11, '24Today we remember the iconic humanist Claire Rayner, our former President (1999-2004). Nobody was like Claire. She was a true original. She was a beloved teacher, broadcaster, and 33.8×595k1.5k21740
5Dec 31, '24Our warmest congratulations to Eddie Marsan, Humanists UK patron, on receipt of an OBE for services to drama. 👏🏅⚔️27.9×492k1.2k5129
6Jan 19, '24In the House of Lords yesterday, peers came out in support of abolishing the law requiring acts of Christian worship in all schools and changing RE to 'Religion and Worldviews' in 19.1×336k1.1k1649
7Apr 13, '24'That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.' Christopher Hitchens – author and humanist, was born #OnThisDay 1949.15.4×271k1.3k28763
8Mar 4, '19It's actually happened... A school in Birmingham has withdrawn its lessons on LGBT acceptance because 400 Muslim parents petitioned against it. This is not the way forward.11.6×03.7k2k103
9Apr 5, '25The term ‘revert’ refers to the belief in Islam that everyone is ‘born’ Muslim and thus religious converts are merely Muslims who found their way back. This may be what Muslims *be10.0×176k4k397143
10Aug 12, '22'A book is a version of the world. If you do not like it, ignore it; or offer your own version in return.' —Humanists UK patron and novelist Salman Rushdie on freedom of expression9.0×06k1.4k86
11Aug 26, '25Repealing the Human Rights Act would hit every person in the UK. The Human Rights Act and the ECHR guarantee basic freedoms we all rely on, such as the right to life, freedom of ex7.0×122k1.1k40141
12Jun 12, '23Yesterday at our AGM in Liverpool, our members voted unanimously to reaffirm our commitment to women's reproductive and sexual health rights. We are once again calling on MPs and p6.7×118k6871165
13Oct 30, '14'The empowerment of women maps directly onto the growth of secularism': our newest supporter, @Truman_Black6.6×03.3k1.6k0
14Jun 12, '17Bertrand Russell's humanist message to future generations has never felt more important or wise than it does today6.5×03k1.5k6
15Feb 8, '23We are not a Christian country. 🧵 And as the #Census2021 demonstrated, religion is in a steep decline. Why, then, are children required to pray, by law, in our state schools? What5.8×103k7771104
16May 22, '23If you're offended by a film you do not have to see it. You don't have the right to prevent others seeing it. The right to offend is a key component of free speech, and 'blasphemy'5.5×97k1.1k27619
17May 8, '23Naturalist, broadcaster, humanist, and national treasure David Attenborough is 97 years old today. Happy Birthday! Thank you for decades of inspirational broadcasting, and all your5.5×96k1.6k3226
18Aug 15, '19Matty's bravery in defying the Dubai law will, we hope, inspire others to be think freely and be themselves. We're proud to have him as our patron.5.3×03.9k63432
19Feb 2, '1747 years after his death, it's amazing how much we have to learn from Bertrand Russell's humanist 'message to future generations'.4.7×01.8k1.3k0
20Aug 16, '19Our patron @Truman_Black gave this quote to the Guardian a few years back and it's still a great humanist message. Thanks for all your support, Matt.4.6×03.5k54318
21Aug 13, '18In case you missed it: England says bye bye to homeopathy. It's no longer funded anywhere on the NHS in England, Wales, or Northern Ireland. A victory for rational thinking over ps4.2×02.2k80211
22Nov 27, '24Concerning to see an MP here calling for the reintroduction of a form of blasphemy laws Blasphemy was abolished as an offence in England and Wales in 2008 under the last Labour gov4.1×73k2.2k32229
23Jul 22, '22BREAKING: Denmark, Norway, and 20+ human rights orgs condemn the UK Govt on its decision to quietly remove ‘sexual & reproductive health & rights’ & 'bodily autonomy' f4.1×01.8k96048
24May 24, '24What is a humanist, anyway? Our Vice President @theAliceRoberts puts it quite nicely! 👇4.1×72k95717119
25Aug 2, '24The humanist James Baldwin on racism, Cambridge University 1965. You could hear a pin drop. His words still resonate powerfully today, and Baldwin remains a timeless voice against 4.1×72k1.3k499242
26Jun 9, '17The DUP is a party of homophobia, creationism & oppression of women. If they prop up a Government, our work will be more important than ever4.0×01.5k1.2k0
27Sep 5, '24The new bill to remove the hereditary peers from the House of Lords is a very welcome. The next step should be to remove the Lords Spiritual. There should be no reserved seats in P4.0×70k1.8k4827
28Mar 12, '22'No one is finally dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away... The span of someone’s life is only the core of their actual existence.' A great humanist sentiment by 4.0×02.9k48036
29May 20, '19'God created women for men's pleasure'. If this is your view of women, then it is vital that your children receive factual relationships and sex education.3.8×01.6k77816
30Dec 30, '16Congrats to Norway, which is disestablishing the Church of Norway on 1 January. Separation of church & state – a great start to the New Year3.6×02.2k6820
31Apr 8, '16Happy birthday to our patron @Truman_Black! Thanks for all your support for Humanism and our work for a fairer society. #HappyBirthdayMatty3.1×01.8k6710
32Mar 27, '21Absolutely tragic. 'U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops quietly lobbied behind the scenes against the creation of the National Suicide Hotline in 2019 because it included specific 3.0×01.1k51839
33Jan 8, '24The Church of England, which runs a third of taxpayer-funded schools, says it wants to use them to 'double' its number of 'active Christian disciples' We don't think evangelism bel3.0×52k6871552
34Jul 29, '19The UK is the only country in the world to impose compulsory Christian worship as standard in its state schools. We think it should be replaced with inclusive assemblies where inst2.9×01.8k4212
35Feb 23, '17Congrats to our patron @Truman_Black and @the1975 on your #brits success! And thank you for all your support this year.2.9×02.2k3760
36Mar 25, '21We are concerned to hear that a teacher has been suspended over a picture of Muhammad in an RE lesson. We don't know precisely what was depicted in the image in question, but relig2.9×01.8k35410
37Mar 22, '16A great quotation from Bertrand Russell - as though it were written for days like today. #Brussels2.9×01.3k7870
38May 24, '23If a film offends you, don't watch it. You do not possess the authority to deny others the opportunity to see it, and to make up their own minds. Protecting 'religious feelings' do2.8×50k98830619
39May 6, '17Ridiculous our patron @stephenfry is being investigated in Ireland for blasphemy. The law must urgently be repealed2.8×09956691
40Jan 21, '25Breaking: Harriet Harman has today put forward an amendment to the Government’s Hereditary Peers Bill which aims to end the automatic right of Church of England bishops to sit in t2.7×48k1.5k2667
41Mar 7, '21If you're not religious, say so! #TickNoReligion in the #Census2021 @theAliceRoberts2.7×01.7k3753
42Sep 29, '23Sandi Toksvig speaking about bishops in the House of Lords ✝️🚫👇 'I will defend to the death, your right to say things that I don’t agree with. But I will not agree that in a demo2.6×47k7541204
43Sep 21, '21Humanists are people who shape their own lives in the here and now, because we believe it's the only life we have. Here's our patron, @rickygervais, on the humanist approach to lif2.6×01.7k35454
44Feb 13, '20.@Truman_Black's decision to only have @the1975 perform at gender-balanced festivals in future is potentially the wake-up call that festivals needed — he's using his influence to c2.6×01.9k2958
45Nov 21, '17Disappointing to see MPs reject the scientific fact that animals can feel pain and experience complex emotions. As humanists we would be deeply concerned about any potential weaken2.5×09846740
46Aug 12, '24What is means to be a humanist, by our Vice President @thealiceroberts. #HumanistBecause2.5×43k70113513
47May 17, '19The first Asian country to legislate for marriage equality! Well done Taiwan.2.5×01.8k3213
48Nov 11, '18BIG NEWS: We're very pleased to say that the next President of Humanists UK will be none other than @theAliceRoberts! Alice will start her term in January 2019 and we're confident 2.3×01.5k3024
49Feb 1, '21Alan Turing is 1 of Britain's most famous humanists. His genius helped the Allies win WWII, but he was not treated well at home. He was persecuted for being gay & chemically ca2.3×01.5k3328
50Nov 13, '18This week @zaynmalik has received a lot of online abuse from Muslims around the world for coming out as #ExMuslim. Whatever your music tastes, we'd appreciate attempts to counterac2.2×01.2k4039
51May 4, '22Humanists are people who shape their own lives in the here & now, because we believe it's the 1 life we have. Here's our patron @rickygervais on the humanist approach to life &2.2×01.5k27645
52Oct 21, '20James Randi was an inspiration: a lodestar representing honesty, healthy scepticism, rational thought, and the very simple idea that knowing what's really true in this world genuin2.2×01.2k3739
53Feb 2, '20Our patron, Bertrand Russell, died #onthisday in 1970. If you do one thing today, listen to his short and powerful message to future generations and make sure others see it too.2.2×089148975
54May 8, '24Naturalist, broadcaster, humanist, and national treasure David Attenborough is 98 years old today. Happy Birthday! Thank you for decades of inspirational broadcasting, and all your2.2×38k1.1k23010
55Jan 30, '1730 UK-based demonstrations against the de facto #muslimban. Protest in defence of secularism and human rights:2.0×01.3k3870
56Feb 27, '21The @Census2021 is on March 21! If you're not religious, say so! #TickNoReligion in the #Census2021. RT & visit our campaign page for all the vital information, including our g2.0×09424572
57May 19, '21Happy Birthday @theAliceRoberts! 🎉🎂🎷🎈2.0×01.9k351
58Mar 22, '18We believe in giving credit where credit's due, and the Government recently made a really good pledge to prioritise children's rights and integration over religious demands. Can yo2.0×07196031
61Sep 27, '22We want to see the end of discriminatory, state-funded religious schools. Instead, we want inclusive schools that welcome every child (no ifs or buts), where each child can freely 1.9×01.2k3114
62Jul 15, '19Hooray! A humanist is the face of the new £50 note - and it's Alan Turing. This is a small, belated token of appreciation from the UK Government for a scientific war hero, an inven1.8×01.1k3281
63Aug 12, '22Our patron Salman Rushdie has always been an inspiration to us. Humane, fearless, resolute, humanist through and through. His writing widened the scope of the English novel & c1.8×01.3k2487
64Jul 11, '24It's official. The UK has elected the most openly non-religious House of Commons in history, with 40% of MPs choosing to take the secular affirmation instead of a religious oath to1.8×32k63415414
65May 7, '17Don't put it off. Please, join us today & help us step up the fight against blasphemy laws and religious privilege:1.8×01.1k3480
66Jul 12, '24Actually, we think it's a good thing if the House of Commons is more representative of the country it serves. Non-religious people and humanist values have contributed immeasurably1.7×30k8037711
67Jun 11, '18How deeply, profoundly offensive to the 53% of people in the UK that have no religion. 'You can't have love without faith,' says bishop.1.7×06872442
69May 27, '21‘Being a humanist means always asking questions about the world around me... It means trying to make the most of the one life I know I have. And it means trying to support other pe1.6×01.3k1346
70Feb 6, '21Start your day right. Here's the eminent cosmologist and humanist, Carl Sagan, on finding meaning in life.1.6×080829670
71Jun 23, '20Humanist Alan Turing was born #onthisday in 1912. His genius helped the Allies to win the war, but sadly he was not treated well at home – persecuted for his homosexuality, chemica1.6×09073117
72Apr 3, '17Nurse who pushed prayer on scared & sick patients still fails to grasp why she was sacked. Total failure of empathy.1.6×09802770
73Sep 21, '22‘The Iranian regime kills women for trying to live freely. This is not just Iran’s problem, it is the world’s problem. Do not look away. This denial of basic human rights is an aff1.5×08613097
74Oct 17, '24BREAKING: MPs have rallied to support amendments to a government bill to remove the automatic right for 26 Church of England bishops to sit in the House of Lords. Fantastic to see 1.5×26k7711545
75Nov 3, '22Unthinkable just months ago: five women sitting together in Tehran, with no hijab, minding their own business, and ignoring an approaching security guard! This is the reality creat1.5×096522315
76Nov 13, '22View post on X1.4×01k18623
77Jan 17, '22Humanists are people who shape their own lives in the here and now, because we believe it's the only life we have. Here's our patron, @rickygervais, on the humanist approach to lif1.4×01.1k13020
78Oct 17, '24The presence of 26 bishops from one denomination of one religion, having the automatic right to sit, speak, and vote in our Parliament, is unfair, unjustified, and unpopular. Their1.4×24k9272336
79Dec 31, '21Some lovely words by our President @theAliceRoberts to take into the new year.1.4×01.1k1443
80Nov 27, '19The author and critic Clive James was a forceful advocate for humanism, liberalism, and the values and ideals of the Enlightenment. We are all richer for his work. He will be misse1.4×08542205
81Dec 1, '16Deeply troubling that the PM would believe, far less promote, the myth that there is a war on Christmas in Britain1.4×07432800
82Jul 18, '20In case you missed it: This week Sudan abolished the death penalty for apostasy and banned FGM in a historic break with hardline Islamist policies.1.4×09351883
83Jun 2, '19Maybe one day science will provide an answer to why some people cling on to hateful religious beliefs about other human beings even after science has comprehensively answered the q1.3×07482612
84Oct 30, '14We're pleased to announce a new Distinguished Supporter of Humanism: @Truman_Black from @the1975!1.3×08842230
85Jun 23, '21The Alan Turing £50 note enters circulation today. This is a small, belated token of appreciation from the UK Govt to 1 of Britain's most famous humanists. Despite his contribution1.3×07902306
86Sep 21, '21What better way to start the day, than with these words on finding meaning in life by cosmologist and humanist Carl Sagan? 🌌🚀🛰1.3×066223441
87Mar 21, '21IT'S CENSUS DAY! Make sure you fill yours in, and if you're not religious, say so! #TickNoReligion #Census2021. Our President @theAliceRoberts, on #TickNoReligion. 👇 For more info1.3×07682252
89Jun 23, '22Alan Turing, 1 of UK's most famous humanists, was born #OnThisDay 1912. Despite his contribution to the Allied victory of WWII he was treated terribly. Persecuted for being gay &am1.2×07412207
90Jul 14, '21'Combining reason with empathy is a powerful force for good – it is both logical and morally right to see all humans as equal, regardless of sex, gender, race, religion or worldvie1.2×08851225
91May 21, '21🙌 Great news. Homeopathy doesn't work and that's a proven fact. Stating it can be used to cure or manage any condition, except perhaps dehydration, is a lie that can lead to serio1.2×07851674
92Nov 7, '21Physicist and humanist Marie Curie was the first person ever to win the Nobel Prize twice and in two different fields. What an amazing inspiration! She was born #onthisday 1867.1.1×08111611
93Nov 8, '20Wonderful to hear Irish humanist Seamus Heaney quoted in the US President-elect's speech.1.1×079314421
94Apr 28, '25Terry Pratchett would have been 77 today. He was our patron, and is sorely missed. 'No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away.' GNU Terry Pratchett1.1×20k97420028
95Mar 12, '24'No one is finally dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away... The span of someone’s life is only the core of their actual existence.' The great humanist author Terr1.1×20k63913814
96Jul 1, '20Breaking news! Six couples are taking the Government to court for its refusal to give legal recognition to humanist marriages in England and Wales - and we're supporting them. Thei1.1×06701482
97Jan 4, '19On living without religion: 'It's beautiful, wonderful and I have a strong sense of spirituality which comes from my love of nature - I have no need to be supernatural or to believ1.1×06911673
98Jan 12If you want to follow us on other social media channels where we're active, here are the links to follow all our news and updates:1.0×18k39144
99May 8, '22Naturalist, broadcaster, humanist, and national treasure David Attenborough is 96 years old today. Happy Birthday! Thank you for decades of inspirational broadcasting, and all your1.0×06521493
100Jul 23, '21A good humanist sentiment to start the day, by our President @theAliceRoberts.0.9×06731004
101Mar 12, '25'No one is finally dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away... The span of someone’s life is only the core of their actual existence.' The great humanist author Terr0.9×16k81314221

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